Original Article
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Surgical Outcome in Patients with Gastrointestinal Malignancies; A Report from a Large Referral Hospital, 2008-2010 Ahmadreza Soroush1*
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Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND A considerable portion of gastrointestinal malignancies undergoes surgery without curative resection. This study was conducted to assess surgical outcome in patients with gastrointestinal cancers. METHODS We reviewed individuals with esophagus, stomach, colon and rectum cancers admitted for surgical treatment after initial preoperative evaluations. Surgical outcome, stage of tumors and 1 and 5 years survival rate were assessed and analyzed. RESULTS Two hundred and fifty five patients with esophagus, stomach and colorectal malignancies, who were admitted for surgical resection, were reviewed. Two hundred and twenty two patients were underwent surgery but tumor was not resected in 41 cases (18.6%). Based on pathological assessment, stage of tumors was III or IV in 108 individuals (48.9%). The proportion of tumor with advanced stage was significantly higher in patients with gastroesophageal cancers than those with colorectal malignancies (62.6% versus 31.6%), p
201
Surgical Outcome in Patients with Gastrointestinal Malignancies; A Report from a Large Referral Hospital, 2008-2010 Ahmadreza Soroush1*
1.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND A considerable portion of gastrointestinal malignancies undergoes surgery without curative resection. This study was conducted to assess surgical outcome in patients with gastrointestinal cancers. METHODS We reviewed individuals with esophagus, stomach, colon and rectum cancers admitted for surgical treatment after initial preoperative evaluations. Surgical outcome, stage of tumors and 1 and 5 years survival rate were assessed and analyzed. RESULTS Two hundred and fifty five patients with esophagus, stomach and colorectal malignancies, who were admitted for surgical resection, were reviewed. Two hundred and twenty two patients were underwent surgery but tumor was not resected in 41 cases (18.6%). Based on pathological assessment, stage of tumors was III or IV in 108 individuals (48.9%). The proportion of tumor with advanced stage was significantly higher in patients with gastroesophageal cancers than those with colorectal malignancies (62.6% versus 31.6%), p
